HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                Bill No. CS/HB 339

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Alexander offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 1, between lines 29 and 30 of the bill

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17         Section 2.  Paragraph (r) is added to subsection (3) of

18  section 408.036, Florida Statutes, to read:

19         408.036  Projects subject to review.--

20         (3)  EXEMPTIONS.--Upon request, the following projects

21  are subject to exemption from the provisions of subsection

22  (1):

23         (r)  For the provision of adult open heart surgery

24  services in a hospital, the request for an exemption must

25  comply with the following criteria:

26         1.  The hospital must have at least 390 licensed beds

27  as of the date of the exemption request.

28         2.  The hospital shall demonstrate, for the twelve

29  month period ending one month prior to the date of the

30  exemption request, at least 400 admissions to the hospital

31  through its emergency room of patients with the primary

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                                Bill No. CS/HB 339

    Amendment No. 01 (for drafter's use only)





  1  diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, and the performance

  2  of at least 1,000 diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac

  3  catheterizations.

  4         3.  The hospital shall certify that its provision of

  5  open heart surgery services will be offered in conjunction

  6  with a therapeutic cardiac catheterization program, will be

  7  available to all patients without regard as to ability to pay,

  8  will maintain sufficient and appropriate equipment and staff

  9  to ensure quality and safety, will be available 24 hours a

10  day, 7 days a week, and will maintain appropriate volumes as

11  reasonably necessary to ensure quality and safety.

12         4.  The exemption shall terminate if the agency

13  determines that the hospital has failed to comply with the

14  certifications set forth in subparagraph 3. In the event the

15  exemption terminates, the hospital will not again be eligible

16  to apply for an exemption until two years following the date

17  of termination.

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21  And the title is amended as follows:

22         On page 1, line 8, after the semicolon,

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25         amending s. 408.036, F.S.; authorizing certain

26         facilities to request exemption from the

27         certificate of need process;

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